+282 The word "monopoly" is an oxymoron, if you think about it, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The second half of the word comes from the Greek word "pōlein" which means "to sell".

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Thank you good sir. Today, I learned something.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So poly is also a suffix?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It can be. The only other word I know of that uses it is bibliopole, which is someone that sells books. The poly prefix comes from a completely different word.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Only if you think of the second half as a prefix

by Anonymous 12 years ago